Profile
Will Guthrie focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and commercial matters. He represents buyers and sellers in complex domestic and cross-border transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures, co-investments, carve-out sales, dispositions of assets or stock, corporate reorganizations, and financings. Will drafts and negotiates a wide range of transaction documents, including purchase agreements, merger agreements, contribution agreements, and restrictive covenant agreements. He also advises clients on supplier and customer contracts, as well as compliance matters.
Concentrations
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Private equity
- Joint ventures
Capabilities
Experience
- Represented private equity fund in its acquisition of a medical device company.°
- Represented private equity fund in its carve-out acquisition of an industrial company.°
- Represented private equity fund in its acquisition of a transportation company.°
- Represented private equity fund in its add-on acquisition of a SaaS company.°
- Represented private equity fund in its add-on acquisition of an industrial instrumentation and measurement company.°
- Represented private equity fund in its sale of a portfolio company operating in the financial services business.°
- Represented private equity fund in its stock sale of an industrial portfolio company.°
- Represented private equity fund in its stock acquisition of a chain of medical companies.°
°The above representations were handled by Mr. Guthrie prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
Credentials
Education
- J.D., University of Chicago Law School
- B.A., Colby College
Clerkships
- Delaware Court of Chancery, 2005-2006
Admissions
- Illinois